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Total number of records: 806

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture539
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Karrik, Valerian VilʹI︠A︡Movich (1869-1942)17
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)15
Karrik, Valerian Vilʹ︠I︡Amovich (1869-1942)14
Kristensen, Evald Tang (1843-1929)14
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Fairy legends and traditions of the South of Ireland

Croker, Thomas Crofton (1798-1854)

1834

Imprint from colophon. Dedication signed: T. Crofton Croker - p[vii].

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Once a year : folklore in Britain now

Sykes, Homer; Café Royal Books

Title from cover.

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Unaddressed letters

Swettenham, Sir Frank Athelstane (1850-1946)

1898

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Magic in names and in other things

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1920

Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

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Tom Tit Tot : an essay on savage philosophy in folk-tale

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1898

Introduction -- The story of Tom Tit Tot -- Variants of Tom Tit Tot -- On the difussion of stories -- Incidental features of the stories -- Barbaric ideas about names -- Magic through tangible things ...

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Myths and dreams

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1885

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Myths and dreams

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1891

32 p. of publishers' advertisments after final page.

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Kokoro : hints and echoes of Japanese inner life

Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904)

1972

Reprint of the 1896 ed.

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The case of the Cottingley fairies

Cooper, Joe (1924-2011)

1990

Includes index.

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The case of the Cottingley fairies

Cooper, Joe (1924-2011)

1997

Originally published: London : Hale, 1990.

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Reflections on the Cottingley fairies : Frances Griffiths in her own words

Griffiths, Frances (1907-1986); Lynch, Christine (1931-)

2009

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